This week is Commute Another Way week here in Maine. Cordelia and I had already talked about carpooling when we could, and decided this would be a good week to try. So today she is picking me up. With our schedules, we could only work out the one day this week, but it's a start. Since I won't be driving to work this morning, I thought I'd go "carless" all day. It's not often that I don't use a car at all. I'm either driving to work, to run or hike, to get groceries and do errands, etc. Amazing, when you think about it. Unfortunately, I work about 17 miles from where we live, and the drive is along Rt. 1, which I wouldn't want to bike even if I was a biker, as part of it is a 4-lane highway. So, driving it is.
Anyway, to further my "carless" day, I ran from home, heading down the powerlines for a 5+ mile out-and-back. Felt a bit tired, but didn't run any slower than the past few times I've run this route. Anyway, it was a beautiful morning to be out, and aside from the guy on a dirt bike who scared the pants off me down by Topsham Crossing as he roared past, the run was uneventful.
Flora and fauna reports: Saw an eastern towhee in the bushes by Highland Green, as well as a beautiful male goldfinch singing away, along with the requisite robins, sparrows, blue jays and others which I can't yet identify just by song alone. Oh yes, and one turkey! Lots of wood anemone and blueberry bushes in full bloom, as well as some rhodora coming into bloom too.
October 2024
5 days ago
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Very cool.
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